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Trump border wall plan threatens $77M in spending at Fort Carson
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The Trump administration’s border wall project could raid $77 million in construction money from Fort Carson, according to a Pentagon list released to Congress on Monday. The list, released to The Gazette by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, puts more than $10 billion in military construction projects…
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Colorado, 15 other states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration (VIDEO)
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Colorado and 15 other states have filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s national-emergency declaration to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, setting up a showdown with the administration that could go to the Supreme Court and last through the 2020 election. The complaint, filed Monday in California’s Northern District, seeks judicial…
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Trump border-wall emergency: Impact on Colorado military projects is unclear
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President Donald Trump’s plan to use emergency powers to pay for a Mexican border wall involves pulling an estimated $3.5 billion from planned military construction work. It’s unclear whether the wall work would cancel construction projects in Colorado. The Pentagon planned $101 million in Colorado this year, including a vehicle maintenance shop and Special Forces…
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Cory Gardner calls for Congress to end shutdown, fight over border funding later
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Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Thursday that Congress should end the 13-day-old partial government shutdown right away and work out differences over border security funding later. “We should pass the bipartisan appropriations bills that includes money for border security while we continue to fight for more border security money,” Gardner said in a statement. “Congress needs…
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Poll shows Trump backers strongly support path to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ as part of border security deal
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Republican and conservative voters – including President Donald Trump’s base supporters – overwhelmingly approve of providing a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers in exchange for increased border security, according to a national poll released this week that drew praise from Colorado business groups. The survey found that 86 percent of Trump backers support protecting Dreamers…
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Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet propose DACA fix with $25 billion for border security
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Colorado U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet introduced immigration legislation Wednesday that includes a path to citizenship for certain young immigrants and funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall. “This amendment is a reasonable solution to break through Washington gridlock and provide a compromise for Dreamers who are counting on us in Colorado and around…
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis bringing Colorado ‘Dreamer’ to Trump’s first State of the Union address
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When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress Tuesday in his first State of the Union address, Anarely Marquez, a Colorado State University student and undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States as a young child, will be in the room watching as a guest of U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. Marquez, 21,…
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Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner ramp up push for ‘Gang of Six’ immigration fix to avert government shutdown
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Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner said Thursday an immigration package they’ve crafted with four other senators – the bipartisan “Gang of Six” – meets demands set at one point by President Donald Trump and could offer a way forward as Congress scrambles to find the votes to avert a looming government shutdown, although…
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Trump tells Congressional Dems: no DACA without a border wall
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President Donald Trump Friday morning sent a message to Congressional Democrats: don’t even think about asking for federal authorization of DACA unless you’re also willing to pay for the border wall and a host of other immigration changes. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was initially authorized by a 2012 executive order from then-President…
